Breaking News: Femi Fani-Kayode rearrested by EFCC (Photo)

Former Director of Media and Publicity,
campaign committee of ex President
Goodluck Jonathan and former Aviation
Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, was, re-arrested by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after he stepped out of a court room at Federal High
Court sitting in Lagos, where he is standing
trial.



Fani-Kayode, was charged alongside a
former Minister of Finance, Nenandi Usman,
Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust
Dimension Nig. Ltd., on a 17 count charge of
unlawful retention, unlawful use and
unlawful payment of money in the tune of about N4.9 billion, a charge brought against
them by the EFCC.

They all pleaded not guilty
to the charge and were granted bail. why The prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, opened
its case and had wrapped up the witness evidence for the day, while the court
adjourned the case to November 14 and 15,
2016, for continuation of trial and rose. However, shortly after Fani-Kayode had
walked out of court, two officers of the EFCC
dressed in white kaftan, flanked his sides,
and requested that he followed them to the
commission's office.

Immediately, the
court gate was barricaded by a Toyota Hiace bus and Fani-Kayode was taken off to
the EFCC.